mez mə raIz verb to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. The psychiatrist spoke in a lulling voice when he mesmerized his patients. to hold the attention or compel the obedience of,…
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utopia
yu to pi ə noun (often cap.) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, esp. in its laws, ethics, and customs. In his vision of utopia, there would be…
quixotic
kwihk sa tihk adjective absurdly and impractically gallant or idealistic. His quixotic plan to become the hero of the people by establishing farms in the desert was ill-conceived.
wold
wold noun a high area of open, rolling country without trees; moor.
default
dih fawlt noun 1. failure to take positive action; neglect. He had not actively decided to close his account; it was a choice made by default. 2. failure to perform an action…